Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (63%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,200
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 58%
From Region 18%
Athletes 15.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 51%
International 23%
Black 11%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Webster University 511 37% / 63% 5% $54,936 44 95%
Pre-Engineering $87,369 91
Computer Science 30 77% / 23% 3% $96,280 96 96%
Computer and Information Science 3 100% / 0% 33% $83,559 89
Game and Interactive Media Design 12 +1 42% / 58% 0% $41,757 11 100%
Chemistry 2 50% / 50% 50% $58,573 54
Mathematics 3 100% / 0% 0% $63,825 66
Statistics 7 86% / 14% 14% $79,991 86
Biology 22 +1 41% / 59% 5% $50,900 32 100%
Environmental Science $94,259 95 95%
Exercise Science 10 40% / 60% 0% $56,431 48
Nursing 25 8% / 92% 0% $110,109 98 95%
Accounting 5 60% / 40% 0% $67,013 72 93%
Advertising 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $50,968 32 93%
Advertising $50,968 32
Business Administration 86 50% / 50% 6% $61,530 61 94%
Economics $75,550 83
Entrepreneurship $59,882 57
Finance 6 +5 50% / 50% 33% $90,036 93 95%
Applied Psychology 4 0% / 100% 0% $49,016 27
Communication $48,751 26
Communication Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $46,987 21
Creative Writing 8 38% / 62% 12% $42,638 12
Digital Communication 5 0% / 100% 0% $48,523 25
English 7 +1 0% / 100% 0% $39,043 8 88%
Foreign Languages 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $46,159 19
General Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $49,146 27
German $46,244 19
History 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $47,570 22
Humanities 3 0% / 100% 0% $48,330 25
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 50% / 50% 0%
International Affairs 7 14% / 86% 71% $69,295 75 78%
International Studies 2 0% / 100% 0%
Journalism 5 60% / 40% 0% $48,732 26
Mass Communication 11 27% / 73% 9% $46,987 21 91%
Philosophy 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $47,750 23
Political Science 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $58,667 55
Psychology 21 +1 14% / 86% 5% $48,959 26 94%
Religious Studies $48,144 24
Sociology and Anthropology 9 +2 0% / 100% 11% $50,405 30
Spanish $46,143 19
Sports Communication 5 +2 60% / 40% 0% $50,968 32 93%
Women's Studies $46,794 20
Education 22 18% / 82% 0% $45,271 17 98%
Acting 9 22% / 78% 0% $38,272 7 97%
Animation 30 40% / 60% 0% $31,857 3 95%
Art History 1 0% / 100% 0% $38,691 7
Audiovisual Technology 2 50% / 50% 0% $40,987 10 94%
Communications Technology/Technician 1 100% / 0% 0%
Costume Design 5 20% / 80% 40% $38,272 7 97%
Dance 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $37,635 6
Directing and Theatrical Production 4 25% / 75% 0% $38,272 7 97%
Film Production 26 58% / 42% 0% $35,171 4 94%
Film/Cinema Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $35,171 4
Graphic Design 16 19% / 81% 0% $41,757 11 100%
Keyboard Instruments $29,026 2 100%
Music 2 50% / 50% 0% $29,026 2 100%
Music Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $58,697 55 95%
Music Performance 1 0% / 100% 0% $29,026 2 100%
Music Studies $29,026 2 100%
Music Theory and Composition 1 100% / 0% 0% $29,026 2 100%
Musical Theatre 12 25% / 75% 17% $38,272 7 97%
Photography 3 33% / 67% 0% $35,171 4 94%
Recording Arts Technology 12 75% / 25% 0% $40,987 10 94%
Studio Art 17 +1 6% / 94% 0% $39,182 8
Theatre Arts 6 0% / 100% 0% $38,272 7 97%
Voice and Opera $29,026 2
Criminology 8 38% / 62% 0% $56,664 49
Legal Studies 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $57,351 51 92%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $33,972
ROI Percentile 44th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Arts 30.7% 157 35% / 65% 3% $37,145 6 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20.2% 103 21% / 79% 9% $49,432 28 90%
Business & Economics 19.8% 101 49% / 51% 7% $63,077 65 94%
Computer Science 8.8% 45 69% / 31% 4% $80,892 87 97%
Health Sciences 6.8% 35 17% / 83% 0% $94,772 95 95%
Education 4.3% 22 18% / 82% 0% $45,271 17 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.3% 22 41% / 59% 5% $50,900 32 100%
Professional 2.7% 14 21% / 79% 0% $56,958 50 92%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 12 83% / 17% 17% $72,380 79

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education 3 #401
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Computer Science
Engineering
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences & Math
Total 3 #536

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 59%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 59% 59% 59%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 1110 – 1310
SAT Math Range 530 – 650
SAT RW Range 580 – 660